Russians to be offered 'Putin limousines' at a 10 million ruble discount due to poor sales Russian carmaker Hila has sharply reduced the price of a Senate limousine, one of which is used by Vladimir Putin. instead of 50 million rubles. They offer to purchase the car for 40 million, writes Mish. According to the publication, with this step the manufacturer expects to come closer to meeting its sales plan in 2026. At the same time, sellers warn that next year the cost of the car may rise to 52 million rubles. At the same time, customers are offered to place an order for the updated version of the Senate for 49 million rubles, which will go on sale in April-June 2027. After the release, the starting price for it will be at least 55 million rubles. Hila was developed by the NAMI Institute in collaboration with Soler as part of the "Cortege" project in 2013. The financing of the project amounted to 12.4 billion rubles. The Senate limousine was first presented at Putin's inauguration on May 7, 2018, and serial production began in May 2021 in Bilboga. It was stated that the capacity of the site is 5,000 cars per year. Despite the fact that the limousine was positioned as domestic, its mass production was heavily dependent on imported components. At least until 2023, bodies, sensors, controllers, switches, welding equipment and other parts have been procured from South Korea, China, India, Turkey and EU countries. Moreover, due to the price of 50 million rubles. There was almost no demand for Uros, the Russian Telegram channel wrote. More details.

Russians to be offered 'Putin limousines' at a 10 million ruble discount due to poor sales Russian carmaker Hila has sharply reduced the price of a Senate limousine, one of which is used by Vladimir Putin. instead of 50 million rubles. They offer to purchase the car for 40 million, writes Mish. According to the publication, with this step the manufacturer expects to come closer to meeting its sales plan in 2026. At the same time, sellers warn that next year the cost of the car may rise to 52 million rubles. At the same time, customers are offered to place an order for the updated version of the Senate for 49 million rubles, which will go on sale in April-June 2027. After the release, the starting price for it will be at least 55 million rubles. Hila was developed by the NAMI Institute in collaboration with Soler as part of the "Cortege" project in 2013. The financing of the project amounted to 12.4 billion rubles. The Senate limousine was first presented at Putin's inauguration on May 7, 2018, and serial production began in May 2021 in Bilboga. It was stated that the capacity of the site is 5,000 cars per year. Despite the fact that the limousine was positioned as domestic, its mass production was heavily dependent on imported components. At least until 2023, bodies, sensors, controllers, switches, welding equipment and other parts have been procured from South Korea, China, India, Turkey and EU countries. Moreover, due to the price of 50 million rubles. There was almost no demand for Uros, the Russian Telegram channel wrote. More details.